Monroe County, MS

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    US Senator
    N/ARoger Wicker
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    N/ACindy Hyde-Smith
    Republican Party

    About

    None of the households in Monroe County, MS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    Economy

    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Mississippi (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

    The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    1.38%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 1.17M people employed in Mississippi. This represents a 1.38% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.5%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Mississippi.

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    Payroll by Industry Sector

    The industries with the highest total annual payroll
    1. $164k
      Manufacturing
    2. $71.1k
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    3. $39.2k
      Construction

    The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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    Civics

    Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Mississippi. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Mississippi is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    US Senators from Mississippi

    N/ARoger Wicker
    Senator from Mississippi1
    Assumed office on December 31, 2007
    Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Trent Lott.
    N/ACindy Hyde-Smith
    Senator from Mississippi2
    Assumed office on April 9, 2018
    Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Thad Cochran.

    Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith are the senators currently representing Mississippi.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    The following chart shows elected senators in Mississippi over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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    Education

    Concentrations

    In 2024, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Monroe County, MS was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

    This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Monroe County, MS according to their major.

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    Housing & Living

    Rent vs Own

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    Homeownership
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    62.8%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

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    Children in Poverty

    In 2025, 23.6% of the children was living in poverty in Monroe County, MS. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.8%.

    The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

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